James Gregory as Inspector Frank Luger

Episodes 40

Vigilante

70%
March 20, 1975
1x9

Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster.

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The Hero

0%
Season Finale
May 1, 1975
1x13

Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.

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The Social Worker

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September 18, 197524m
2x2

Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

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Hot Dogs

0%
December 11, 1975
2x13

A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

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Protection

0%
December 18, 1975
2x14

The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.

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The Rand Report

0%
January 20, 197630m
3x14

Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force.

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Sniper

0%
January 22, 197630m
2x16

A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

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The Psychiatrist

0%
February 26, 1976
2x20

A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun

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Evacuation

0%
September 23, 1976
3x1

Wojo is dismayed to discover that the city doesn't have up-to-date evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; Fish meets Jilly Pappalardo, a young thief who he will eventually care for in the ""Barney"" spin-off ""Fish.""

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Quarantine (1)

0%
September 30, 1976
3x2

Wojo brings in a sick perp who collapses on the floor...resulting in the 12th being put under quarantine,with the following personnel present:A lady of the evening [who gets friendly with Fish!], Marty and Mr Driscoll, and of course, Inspector Lugar....

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Quarantine (2)

0%
October 7, 1976
3x3

The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.

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The Election

0%
October 21, 1976
3x5

Election Day at the One-Two includes: A woman, being held from voting by her husband, throws a toilet seat into the street to get attention; a shoplifter gets escorted to vote by Wojo, who promptly 'loses' him; and Inspector Lugar comes electioneering for a old time political hack.

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Christmas Story

0%
December 23, 1976
3x10

Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day.

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Strike (1)

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March 24, 1977
3x21

An impending strike is on everyone's mind, except the woman who was robbed by her computer date. (Part 1 of 2)

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Strike (2)

0%
Season Finale
March 31, 1977
3x22

Barney and Inspector Luger man the fort alone when the detectives go out on strike.

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Kidnapping (2)

0%
September 14, 1978
5x2

Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.

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The Prisoner

0%
October 19, 1978
5x7

A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.

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The Radical

0%
December 7, 1978
5x11

Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.

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The Counterfeiter

0%
February 8, 1979
5x19

Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.

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Graveyard Shift

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May 10, 1979
5x23

Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.

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Jack Soo, a Retrospective

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Season Finale
May 17, 1979
5x24

The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.

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The Brother

0%
October 4, 1979
6x4

A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag.

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The Slave

0%
October 18, 1979
6x5

Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.

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Vanished (1)

0%
January 10, 1980
6x13

Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.

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Vanished (2)

0%
January 17, 1980
6x14

Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.

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Guns

100%
January 31, 1980
6x16

Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector.

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Dietrich's Arrest (2)

100%
March 6, 1980
6x19

Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the participants with atomic water.

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Homicide (1)

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October 30, 198030m
7x1

When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.

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Homicide (2)

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November 6, 1980
7x2

Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.

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Movie (2)

0%
January 29, 1981
7x10

A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.

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The Psychic

0%
February 5, 1981
7x11

An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.

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The Doll

0%
March 26, 198130m
7x17

An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.

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Riot

0%
April 30, 198130m
7x19

Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.

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The Vests

0%
May 7, 198130m
7x20

The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.

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Advancement

0%
November 5, 198130m
8x2

Luger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal.

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Stress Analyzer

90%
November 26, 198130m
8x5

A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment.

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Examination Day

0%
January 14, 1982
8x9

The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney.

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Arrival

0%
February 25, 1982
8x14

Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man.

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Landmark (2)

90%
May 13, 1982
8x21

The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.

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Landmark (3)

100%
Season Finale
May 20, 1982
8x22

Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.

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